Liu Zhaowen woke up in a state of collapse. Returning to the company, he felt despair after receiving emails and reviewing documents. Then, he opened the chat window with his client...
His gaze drifted to the window, where a truly magnificent tree stood! It had exactly two branches, just the right size to fit his head inside and hang himself from.
That's really great!
After mustering up the courage to communicate with the client all morning and writing down six pages of notes, Liu Zhaowen felt physically and mentally exhausted and desperately needed some food to replenish his energy.
Last night, duck feet danced in his mind all night long; today, he absolutely had to eat them!
After finally making it to midnight, Liu Zhaowen turned off the screen on time, pushed the chair into the desk, and sprinted into the elevator, appearing at the bus stop not far from the company building, just in time to catch the bus to Zijing Road Station.
It was 12:40 when I arrived at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. Although the restaurant was still full, it wasn't as crowded as it had been when I left last time.
Liu Zhaowen didn't care whether there were seats inside or not. He ordered a large portion of braised food and a fast food meal, then went over to squat under the shade of a tree with the other workers to eat.
Faced with the surge in customer traffic, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant did not choose to rent a new storefront. Instead, it placed several styrofoam boxes at the entrance so that impatient customers could have a place to put their food after getting it. This was quite popular with the workers.
Back when Xu's Fast Food Restaurant was just a boxed lunch stand, people would squat under the shade of trees, holding their rice in their hands and eating their dishes on the ground. Now that they have a box, they're quite lucky.
This was the first time Liu Zhaowen had ever eaten like this, and he found it quite novel. He wondered if it was because the person opposite him was eating so deliciously, but the food that usually took him twenty minutes to finish was gone in just over eight minutes today.
Comfortable!
After putting down the disposable chopsticks, Liu Zhaowen got up and went into the store to get the apple cider vinegar he had just bought for an extra yuan. There were almost no people waiting to eat at the store entrance, and the entire storefront of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant was clearly visible. His gaze was drawn to the bright red poster that Xu An had just put up outside the door that morning.
"Xu's Braised Food Shop is opening soon and is sincerely recruiting a shop manager. Working hours are from 2 PM to 10 PM, with a salary of 3,000 yuan."
When Liu Zhaowen saw the braised food shop, his eyes lit up. The working hours were also to his liking, but the salary was a bit low. He was currently earning 3,800 yuan a month!
No! That's not how you calculate it!
Although my current job is supposed to be from 9 to 6, it's been the norm to get off work at 9 or 10 pm since I started. I've even worked through the night a few times. Aren't my working hours much longer than those at the braised food shop? If I worked at the braised food shop, wouldn't I be able to eat whenever and however much I want?
The thought had barely crossed my mind when the images of my parents appeared in my mind almost simultaneously.
"Wenwen, since you don't want to work for a big company, why don't you try taking the civil service exam? Look at your aunt's child, they got a job in a government agency, and they get off work at four in the afternoon, and the job is very easy."
"Wenwen, being a small shop manager isn't a good career path for you! I was chatting with my second aunt the other day, and she knows a really nice girl—pretty, with a great figure and a gentle personality. If you were to be a shop manager, I wouldn't even know how to introduce you!"
Liu Zhaowen shuddered at the mere thought of it, quickly abandoned the unrealistic idea, strode into the store, grabbed a jar of apple cider vinegar, put it in his bag, and headed straight for the bus stop.
Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
After closing for the day, Xu An and Uncle Guosheng sat in a corner of the shop, comparing information on several food carts to see which one best met the current needs of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
Just as the two were having a heated discussion, a person stood by the table. The projection of his body suddenly darkened their vision. Xu An looked up and saw that the person was Li Xindong.
"Xu An, I'm going to the school to register this afternoon. I thought about it and decided I should tell you." Li Xindong looked embarrassed, but his eyes were full of anticipation for the future.
"Okay, registration requires a fee. Do you have enough money on you? If not, I can go first."
Li Xindong interrupted Xu An before he could finish speaking, saying, "That's enough. I've made a lot of money delivering food these past few days, and I've also made a lot of money selling mudskippers. That's enough for my tuition."
"Okay, that's enough. If it's not enough, just let me know. Don't be shy." Xu An knew his old classmate's personality, so he didn't say much, just gave him a word of advice.
After nodding, Li Xindong walked out of the fast food restaurant, sat on his bicycle, and rode towards the school.
The moment Li Xindong left, Xu An felt a little uneasy, but this unease was immediately pulled back by Uncle Guosheng's words and vanished without a trace.
In the end, Xu An and Xu Guosheng selected the top three from more than ten food trucks. If the food truck company sees these three food trucks, they will give them priority consideration.
After Xu An and Zhang Dezhen finished discussing their plans, they prepared to head to the car dealership to purchase a food truck. Zhang Dezhen approached hesitantly, coughed lightly, and asked with a hint of embarrassment, "Boss, I just saw a recruitment poster outside your shop; it's for a braised food shop owner."
Seeing Zhang Dezhen's hesitant expression, Xu An readily said, "You have a friend who recommended you, right? You can bring him over here to take a look."
"No." Zhang Dezhen took a deep breath and blurted out everything on his mind: "Boss, can I go work over there?"
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